com.adactus.mpeg21.didl.model
Interface Component

All Known Implementing Classes:

ComponentType

public interface Component

A component is the binding of a resource to all of its relevant descriptors. In other words, it links a collection of descriptors (metadata) to a resource (binary resource).

Notably, the component allows for multiple descriptors and thus allows for its resource to be described using several different metadata formats in parallell.

Method Summary

java.util.List<Anchor>	getAnchors() Get the Anchors associated with this instance.
java.util.List<Condition>	getConditions() Get the Conditions associated with this instance.
java.util.List<Descriptor>	getDescriptors() Get the Descriptors associated with this instance.
java.lang.String	getIdentifier() Get the identifier of this element.
java.util.List<Resource>	getResources() Get the Resources associated with this instance.

Method Detail

getAnchors

java.util.List<Anchor> getAnchors()

Get the Anchors associated with this instance.

Returns:

list of anchors

getConditions

java.util.List<Condition> getConditions()

Get the Conditions associated with this instance.

Returns:

list of conditions

getDescriptors

java.util.List<Descriptor> getDescriptors()

Get the Descriptors associated with this instance.

Returns:

list of descriptors

getIdentifier

java.lang.String getIdentifier()

Get the identifier of this element. The identifier must be unique within a digital item.

Returns:

an string value

getResources

java.util.List<Resource> getResources()

Get the Resources associated with this instance.

Returns:

list of resources